Brilliant album "For You", the intro is so touching me..

and the rest is pretty good too....

This album deserves so much more praise than it gets usually, mostly as it was the first and his first attempt at recording a big budget commercial production. Sure he recorded prior to For You, but not for the target audience that For You was expected to reach.

Many people always say this album was very average or underwhelming, but given the ambition, his musical proficiency and high level of originality its pretty remarkable.

Sure it pales next to his 80s classics and maybe even "Prince" but this is an incredible first album from an unknown 19 year old kid from the Midwest. The fact he got to make it is a coup in itself. He basically convinced a major record company to let him, a 19 year old black kid from Minneapolis with no real track record in making major label music, to do the whole shebang himself (Even if Tommy Vicari was a minor distraction for him).

I really like the sound and the feel of it, his vocals work well and his ability at tuning multiple instruments and making it all sound cohesive. The songs lack hooks and have simplistic melodies, but the album has spark and passion. Prince sounds like he wants to be there and is enjoying the music and making it. He really puts his heart into it.

Soft and Wet, Baby and I'm Yours are the stand outs, although I love the cute pop strut of In Love and already the sexy falsetto is cranking out naughty lyrics (Rivers of what must be sexual fluids, heaving panting and suspurations on Soft and Wet).

The ballads are a bit dry, but at least he planned them well, with the old story he waited until he had a cold to do the vocals on So Blue. And I think the ballads on For You are better than the ones on Prince.

Overall, a decent start, the Peach and Black guys marked it way too low, its at least a 7 in my book, and surprisingly the only album I own on 4 formats - Record, Tape, Disc and Digital.

[Edited 4/7/13 5:47am]

I love For You! Sounds like the Rocky soundtrack in places. Brings back my childhood. Great album.

Wow.

So has there been any reports of acts getting their copyrights back to the masters based on the 35 year law?

I actually prefer this to the second album.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

So has there been any reports of acts getting their copyrights back to the masters based on the 35 year law?

not specifically a report, although it doesn mention artists who already went to court.

i also found this to be a short, insightfull article on the whole remaster/referral case.

it will be interesting to see how prince approaches this.

http://bustoslawfirm.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/bob-dylan-and-pink-floyd-vs-the-machine-artists-and-record-labels-prepare-to-do-battle-over-copyright-termination-rights/

Happy 35th Anniversary Prince!! U haven't missed a beat since!! Eye don't think any other artist has consistently christened his fans with non stop muziq & per4mances there whole career..

U r a "MASTERPIECE"!!!! Eye know every note on 4U...

All Of This & More, IS 4 U With Love, Sincerity, AND DEEPEST Care..My Life With U I share..

THIS is 4 U!

One of my favorite albums! " />

for a 19 y/o kid who made the whole thing himself: awesome album!

For You

In Love

Soft & Wet

Crazy You

Just As Long As We're Together

I'm Yours

are my favs. From his first album he showed his versatility:

solo multi-tracked vocals, dance songs, ballads, accoustic,

a rocker with blazing guitar & bass.

I was just a kid in '78 & still years away from finding out who Prince was,

but I think it must have been cool for those who picked up on him from

the first album and got to see his early development. (expanding craziness)

Great first album Prince!

FOR YOU 35

[Edited 4/9/13 17:24pm]

*clapping* A gem.

Soft & Wet, the lure that got me hooked. The beginning.

For You, a thing of beauty. The vocal blend is incredible. I love that sound to this day.

Thank you.